Family Consultations / Parent Coaching

Family consultations consist in 2 to 6 meetings between an individual family with a child up to the age of 10 and one or two professionals.These meetings are particularly useful when parents have a specific question or concern about their child’s development or behavior.

In the case of a family with an infant, toddler, or young child, the parent/s and child will be seen together in the same room by two parent child experts, one of whom will speak with the parent/s while the other gets to know the child through play and observation.(See Side-by-Side Model)

Parents of children aged 6 to 12 are generally seen without the child, although the child may be seen separately or together with the parent/s, depending on the nature of the specific situation presented.

There is a wide range of subjects that parents may wish to discuss during a family consultation: